Cabaret Playbill Richard Hopkins, Producing Artistic Director
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Cabaret Playbill Richard Hopkins, Producing Artistic Director Daniel Emond, Sarah Hund, and Ben Mackel. Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. THE BLUE EYED BETTYS CAST Daniel Emond Sarah Hund Ben Mackel Kroy Presley Lighting Designer Sound Designer Bryce Benson Thomas Korp under the direction of Bruce Price Season Underwriters Dennis & Graci McGillicuddy and Anne H.S. Nethercott ARTIST PROFILES DANIEL EMOND As a theatre teaching artist, and has completed the youngin’, Daniel began Kenan Fellowship at Lincoln Center Education. unstoppably to tell stories. danielsswelltunes.com Since graduating with a SARAH HUND is a singer/ Bachelor of Fine Arts in songwriter/actress who the School of Drama at grew up in St. Louis, University of North Carolina MO. She most recently School of the Arts, Daniel has split his time appeared as The Witch evenly as both a writer and a performer. Daniel in Into the Woods. She is has formed three bands, all of which regularly a proud member of The play around the New York/Tri-State area and Blue Eyed Bettys, a harmony-driven string band tour around the country (The Blue Eyed Bettys, that co-wrote and starred in The Tourist Trap, a Act One, and Lion and Spaniel); co-founded musical (with puppets!). Last fall, she played the Oh! Force Theatre Company with his school Lincoln Center with The Blue Eyed Bettys. Favorite mates, dedicated to fostering and developing productions include Les Miserables (Fantine), new live theatre; produced three full length 9 to 5: The Musical (Judy Bernly), Smoke on the albums of original music (two more currently Mountain (June), The Addams Family (Alice), and in production); and performed in regional Singin’ in the Rain (Lina Lamont). Other projects theaters from Sarasota, to Boston, to upstate include Dawn at The Signature Theatre NYC, Four NY. Most notably, Daniel acted, sang, and played Messages at Theatre Row NYC, Pump Boys and clarinet at the A.R.T. for the then broadway- Dinettes and Cowgirls at Florida Studio Theatre, bound Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet and Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story at Walnut of 1812. Daniel is also a dedicated music and Street Theatre and Ogunquit Playhouse. TV - Law ARTIST PROFILES & Order: SVU. www.sarahhund.com Dollar Quartet. Kroy began BEN MACKEL is thrilled playing music at the age for his 5th show at FST. of 8 starting with piano He grew up doing shows then he discovered his at Flat Rock Playhouse passion for the electric in NC, then received a bass. Eventually his musical BFA in Musical Theatre at journey lead him towards Catawba College. After learning how to play the upright bass. some summer stock jobs at a couple different BRYCE BENSON (Lighting Designer under theatres, he became a year-round resident the direction of Bruce Price) hails from Buford, actor/composer at Barter Theatre for 8 years. Georgia, and is ecstatic to be a part of FST. He He then moved to NYC where he got his first job is a recent grad from the University of Georgia, with FST and met his beloved Bettys! Now he where he studied lighting and directing. enjoys juggling touring/songwriting/composing Previous lighting credits include The Skin of Our musicals/acting, all while enjoying his mountain Teeth and The 39 Steps (University of Georgia). home of NC. His most recent acting show was All THOMAS KORP (Sound Designer) is a former Is Calm - The Christmas Truce of 1914. His most FST intern. After his departure in 2013, he recently produced musical was Winter Wheat - a traveled abroad from 2014 - 2017 under Royal show centered around the women’s suffrage Caribbean Cruise Lines as an onboard sound movement. To see his acting resume and hear technician. Sound design credits include Burt some musical composition/songwriting demos, & Me; Rich Girl; Talley’s Folly; The Columnist; In please visit www.benmackel.com The Book Of; South Beach Babylon; The West KROY PRESLEY is excited to be joining The Side Waltz; Freud’s Last Session; A Chorus Line; Blue Eyed Bettys at Florida Studio Theatre this Spamalot. Mixing Credits: Next to Normal; Das summer. His debut at FST was in the winter of Barbecu; Smokey Joe’s Café; The World Goes 2016 playing the role of Jay Perkins in Million Round; Tango: Buenos Aires; We Will Rock You. SEASON UNDERWRITERS DENNIS & GRACI MCGILLICUDDY FST is we so strongly believe in. As a consequence, it is a important to us because we believe so strongly in privilege for us to be a part of, and supportive of this the transformative power of the arts. For close to 30 great theater. years now, we have been so fortunate to experience ANNE H.S. NETHERCOTT When asked to define first-hand how that transformative power works giving, Anne said: “My mother used to say, ‘The its magic in the hands of an organization that is best way to find you is to lose yourself, by focusing not only experienced and dedicated but so highly on the needs of others rather than on oneself.’ skilled in their craft. The values of the theater and So, giving has always been an important family its leadership, as reflected in its mission, and as value, which in childhood was reinforced by the manifested in its work, whether it be on the main community experience of surviving The Depression. stage, in the cabaret, and in its education and Anne is proud to be a supporter of FST. community outreach programs, are values that FST COMPANY BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMMUNITY RESOURCE GROUP President ...........................................Dennis McGillicuddy Gaele Barthold Valerie Joels Vice-President ............................................... Richard Hopkins Jan Coleman Marie Kropp Secretary/Treasurer ................................................ Tom Hayes Larry Coleman Frank Malickson Trustee................................................................Kate Alexander Maddy Freshwater Graci McGillicuddy Trustee ..................................................Carol Poteat Buchanan Sy Goldblatt Dick Nimtz Trustee .................................................................Georgia Court Sydney Goldstein Ina Schnell Trustee ............................................................ Patricia Courtois Jim Goldman Alan Schottenstein Trustee ..................................................................Jeff Hotchkiss Trustee ................................................................Barbara Lupoff Sandy Goldman Lois Schottenstein Robert Grady Lois Stulberg Trustee .............................................................. Jennifer Michell EXECUTIVE STAFF Wendy Grady Charlie Ann Syprett Producing Artistic Director ........................ Richard Hopkins Robert Israeloff Martin Taffel Associate Director ...........................................Kate Alexander Bonny Israeloff Managing Director .......................................Rebecca Hopkins AUDIENCE ENRICHMENT GROUP ARTISTIC STAFF Hon. Larry L. Eger Dr. Eddy Regnier Director of Artistic Operations .........................Greg London Mr. Trevor Harvey Ina Schnell Casting/Hiring Coordinator ............................James Ashford Innocence Project Commisioner Willie Resident Pianist ......................................................Jim Prosser of Florida Charles Shaw Associate Artist .................................................. Jason Cannon Associate Artist ....................................... Catherine Randazzo The Jewish Federation Mr. Howard Tevlowitz Assistant to the Artistic Director .......................Doris Iemolo of Sarasota-Manatee Chief Judge Charles Director of Improvisation .......................................Will Luera Gilbert King E. Williams PRODUCTION STAFF OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE Production Manager ..............................................Bruce Price House Counsel ..................................................John Patterson Mainstage Stage Manager ........................................ Roy Johns Facility Custodian ......................................Carlos De Oliveira Technical Director...............................................Mike Schwent ............................................... Confidence Cleaning Company Asst. Tech Dir./Scene Shop Supervisor ..... Stephen Dunham Caretaker .................................................................Doctor Nik Carpenter ...........................................................Garrett Wilson Costume Shop Manager .............................Adrienne Webber INTERN PROGRAM Sound Supervisor ...................................................Thom Korp Props/Paint Supervisor ................................Kristine Kreutzer Acting Apprentice .......................................Davion Brown Acting Apprentice ...................................... Michael Fraser ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Acting Apprentice ...............................Kihresha Redmond IT Manager .......................................................... Lee Schlosser Acting Apprentice ...................................... Brianna Roche Business Manager ....................................... Carmen Gonzalez Business Office Associate ............................ Jennifer Fullman Artistic/Co. Mgmt Intern ........................... Robin Mackey Asst. to the Managing Dir ...........................Phyllis Silverman Company Management Intern .................. Dianna Burgos Operations Manager ............................... Mark Quackenbush Costume Intern ............................................... Shaye Hurst Facilities Manager .......................................